ሊያዩ
/liyayu/
How to say "to see" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "to see" is ሊያዩ, pronounced liyayu.
Definition
To see, look at, or visually perceive something; also used more broadly as ‘to experience’ something.
Dictionary form
ሊያዩ is a form of ማየት (mayet) — “to see”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Also spelled
liyayu, liiaiu
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- ሊያዩ
- Transliteration
- liyayu
- Part of speech
- verb
- English meaning
- to see
Related forms
እያየኩ/iyayeku/while I was seeingማየት/mayet/to seeአየ/aye/he sawአዩ/ayu/they sawአየኝ/ayeny/he showed me / he let me seeእያየኝ/iyayeny/seeing meማየትን/mayetn/seeingያዩላቸው/yayulachew/they saw themያዩበት/yayubet/where/when they saw itልታዩ/ltayu/for you to seeታዩት/tayut/you (pl.) saw him/itታዩኝ/tayuny/you (pl.) saw meታዩበት/tayubet/you (pl) saw him/it thereእናየዋለን/inayewalen/we see her/itእንድናየው/indnayew/so that we see itማየታችሁ/mayetachhu/your seeingየሚያየውም/yemiyayewm/what he seesማየትና/mayetna/and seeingእያየኋቸው/iyayehwachew/while I was seeing themአይተውኝ/aytewny/they saw meታዩታል/tayutal/you (pl.) have seen him/itያዩ/yayu/they sawያዩታል/yayutal/they have seen it
Frequently asked questions
What does ሊያዩ mean in English?
ሊያዩ (liyayu) means "to see" in English.
How do you pronounce ሊያዩ?
ሊያዩ is pronounced liyayu.
What part of speech is ሊያዩ?
ሊያዩ is a verb in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ሊያዩ?
ሊያዩ is a form of ማየት (mayet), meaning "to see".
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